Saleen Watch List
(Last updated
10/29/2008) Following is a list of Saleen ID's that
MAY (read disclaimer) be compromised, along
with cars known to be totaled or stolen!!! If you run across one of the listed
vehicles, check everything closely...
Disclaimer: The
following list includes Saleen ID #'s that have had serialized components listed
for sale. PLEASE DO NOT automatically excuse any of these as being fake
or invalid! Sometimes, very real Saleens have their numbers copied or reproduced
by dishonest people - that does NOT mean that the owner of the "REAL Saleen"
should be punished for the actions of others...
To add a Saleen ID# to this list, please
email us with
information!
Always be sure to practice "Safe Saleening" when
buying ANY Saleen!
-
Invest in a copy of "The
Saleen Book" BEFORE buying a car!
Check for bumper numbers, console plaques, and underhood
plate, depending on year, as well as FORD VIN#.
-
Always contact Saleen to verify a vehicle BEFORE
buying! You'll need the Saleen ID # and the last 6 digits of the Ford VIN
number.
-
To reach Team Saleen call 949-597-4900 or email them at
[email protected] or
[email protected]
ANY
YEAR #006 - FAKE! Prior to
2009
Saleen NEVER
assigned the number 006 to any car before 2009!
1984-1993
1984
- All three 1984 vehicles are safely in the hands of ONE collector.
If
you see a 1984 Saleen for sale, you can bet it's NOT real!
87-208 - Totaled by the
insurance company in the early 90's.
After being for
sale at at wrecking yard for about four years it was bought by someone to
rebuild it. The passenger front subframe was torn off the rest of the chassis.
It was reportedly take to Saleen for the rebuild, at first glance Steve said it
was not worth the cost. Later after realizing it was in fact a real Saleen and
not a clone agreed to take on the project. I never heard if was finished or
retitled but I can assure that it should have a rebuilt title.
88-220 - Console Plaque removed
from car.
Whereabouts
& condition of vehicle unknown.
88-229
- Bare shell listed on Ebay Feb 2008. Victorville, CA.
88-573
- Engine Bay Plate and Console Plaque listed on Ebay March 2008.
According
to owner, car was crushed.
89-066
SSC - Console Plaque listed/sold on Ebay Feb 2008.
89-155
SSC - Car was stolen 5-15-08 from Graham Washington .Last spotted in Yelm
Washington area 5-16-08. The car has 9800 miles #155.
UPDATE!
- SSC #89-155 was recovered 6/28/08!!!
The thieves
took razor blades and pealed all the Saleen Decals off the paint. One of the
wheels has hit a curb and will need to be replaced. The entire stereo system was
stripped out of the car....Stereo, equalizer, speakers in the doors and rear
enclosure are all gone!
89-184
SSC
- Car was totaled.
All the
surviving parts were put on a replica built from a 1988 GT.
89-707 - Reported
stolen in California, never recovered.
89-366 - Parted out on
Craigslist May 2008, including Underhood Plate.
90-238
- Reported stolen California Nov 2006. Unknown if it was recovered or not.
92-050
- Reported stolen, never recovered.
93-007
SA-10 - Reported stolen, never recovered.
93-011 SC - Listed in Saleen Book
without a VIN#.
1994-2004
94-010 S351 - Severely burnt,
then crushed.
94-035 S351 - Totaled. Car was
parted out prior to 2005.
95-024
SR - Totaled. Parted out by MPS Salvage on
Ebay - July 2000.
98-104
- Salvage title Saleen Cobra.
Offered
for sale on corral.net in 2005 after being rebuilt with a salvage title. Has subsequently
re-appeared for sale other places, with NO mention of the previous Salvage
Title...
99-226
- Used on a replica. Ebay May 2007.
Engine
Bay Plate was an obvious fake, and did not match Ford VIN.
00-265
- Engine Bay Plate and Console Plaque
removed & installed on a replica.
Replica
offered for sale on Corral.net May 2008.
00-007 - Saleen replica with
authentic looking plate.
Car was offered for sale on Ebay
October 2006. 00-007 not in registry & was not used in 2000.
00-749
- Engine Bay Plate and matching Console Plaque sold on Ebay March 2008.
02-060
Extreme - Totaled.
It
was Beryllium too!
02-126
- Car being parted out by MPS Salvage May 2008.
03-012
- Used on a replica "Saleen
Cobra" convertible.
Dec 2007
There
is a white "Saleen Cobra" convertible floating around with the number
03-012 on it. It is a Saleen REPLICA built on a real Cobra chassis, not a real
Saleen Cobra. Car #12 in 2003 was a S281 Coupe, not a Saleen Cobra Convertible!
03-164 -
Car being parted out by Prestige Mustang May 2008.
03-192
- Being parted out on Ebay Feb 2008.
03-279
- Recovered theft. Stripped shell on Ebay May 2008.
Authentic
Hollywood Horsepower car, stripped down to the shell. It
was stolen off the lot at Dale Jarrett Ford in NC. The insurance company
recovered the shell, and a new owner added the k-member, suspension, fenders,
doors, deck lid, and registered it with the Saleen registry. The shell was sold
it to a guy in Michigan. A few days after the sale, Saleen called the
owner listed in the registry stating that the car had shown up at the service
department at a Ford dealer in NC because the computer went bad... Turned out a
used car dealer originally stole the car, stripped it and then bought a wrecked
car and transferred everything onto the wreck. He never removed the VIN numbers
or any of the Saleen decals. The cars were the same color. Needless to say he
ended up in jail for awhile. The car he put the parts on sold through the local
salvage auction with the auction house listing it as a complete car with rebuilt
title. They never stated it was a clone. It sold for $18K.
04-056 -
Hard front collision, possibly totaled. Richmond VA Craigslist May 2008.
2005-Present
07-565
- Engine Bay Plate listed on Ebay April 2008
SCOA
WATCH LIST